Alright here's my story...
when i first bought this car, it had tons of problems! it needed wiring done, Suspension, Brakes, Welding, & lots of cleaning. i couldnt really pass on it cause it was a steal Lol
Its a 1997 ///M3 with 198,xxx Miles
For some reason only the left side of the car would light up. turns out that my buddy cracked the headers and the super hot fumes melted some of the wiring that controlled the hazards, headlights, taillights, & etc.
After a good while i was able to fix all the wiring and now i was on to the next challenge.... The Suspension!
The Suspension was pretty much Wrecked. the inner & outer tie rods had tons of play, The lower arm were bent, and the lower control arm bushing were ripped. causing the car to go somewhere else when trying to steer Lol
Please Excuse the 1 piece headlights for i DID NOT buy em. Bodyshop did SMH
Old Lower Arms out...
Old on Left, New on right
New Inner & outer tie rods, New lower arms, New control arm Brackets & Megan Racing Coilovers! WIN!!!
My nice Jack-Stands Lmfao
Rear shock Broke right through
it quickly became something Bigg
Rear Welding was Done Thanks to Lucky 7 Racing
Removed the A/C compressor, & A/C Condenssor
Everythings Out.
Done for Now
Some Wayy nicer pics Enjoy!!!
Right Now shes my Daily/Drifter...
Shes all gutted *except the back seats*
No spare, No rear Carpet, No A/C, No Stereo, No speakers, & etc.
Next is to disconnect me heater core for i do not need it anymore...
I will post up picks Soon
Last edited by I Love My E36; 08-22-2011 at 02:35 PM.
Cool project, those megan look tough how they ride?.
There pretty Good! they havent failed on me yet. not even under the most extreme stress i put'em in.
their pretty stiff when it comes to driving like a maniac, & soft when it comes to giving family a ride Lol
Last edited by I Love My E36; 08-22-2011 at 05:15 PM.
Consider leaving your heater core in - not heavy and worth it for the cold days and for the defroster.
Did you pull the cdv??
Drop me an email - I'm local with a cosmos 3/4/5
great start, keep us posted.
Are you sponsored by Monster and Smart Wax?
You're missing a VERY IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR RIE-RODS!!!
The pinch locking sleeve/collar that slides over the tip of the outer tie-rod and pinches the metal against the threads when you tighten the jam nut.
Having it the way you do right now could flex and eventually break due to fatigue.
The missing piece is just to the left of where the arrow is pointing in that picture^^
Last edited by SLR; 10-11-2011 at 01:08 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
Whats up guys! Man, Its been a while since I last posted haha I WAS sponsored by smartwax... I dont know what happend but the guy that was in charge of everything left because he didnt like the way smartwax ran things so he quit. Alot of people lost their sponsor with smartwax. Bummer... I still buy alot of their products thoe. And about Monster... I wish LOL! I just love monsterOriginally Posted by 535iDan
Yeah, I know what piece your talking about. That day I did everything so quick that I forgot! the next day I had work like 120miles away and needed my car since I have no other.. smh :/Originally Posted by SLR
Last edited by I Love My E36; 10-11-2011 at 06:50 PM.
Last edited by 95M3Keith; 10-13-2011 at 02:11 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
Lmao yeahh... And jeremy too.. From what we all heard, they both didnt like how smartwax ran things. Crazy.... :/Originally Posted by 95M3Keith
Like I said, its just bolts. and i dont think you have to worry about the gas inside since the PO cut it and Released it into the atmosphere... Or who knows. But yeah, ill make another threadOriginally Posted by chadb08
Last edited by I Love My E36; 10-13-2011 at 10:33 AM.
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